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Submitted by Andy B on Tuesday, 17 April 2001 Page Views: 14856

Neolithic and Bronze AgeSite Name: Uig. Alternative Name: Peinsoraig
Country: Scotland County: Isle of Skye Type: Standing Stone (Menhir)
Nearest Town: Portree Nearest Village: Uig
Map Ref: NG394628 Landranger Map Number: 23
Latitude: 57.579808N Longitude: 6.361179W
Condition:

5	Perfect
4	Almost Perfect
3	Reasonable but with some damage
2	Ruined but still recognisable as an ancient site
1	Pretty much destroyed, possibly visible as crop marks
0	No data.
-1	Completely destroyed

4 Ambience:

5	Superb
4	Good
3	Ordinary
2	Not Good
1	Awful
0	No data.

4 Access:

5	Can be driven to, probably with disabled access
4	Short walk on a footpath
3	Requiring a bit more of a walk
2	A long walk
1	In the middle of nowhere, a nightmare to find
0	No data.

3 Accuracy:

5	co-ordinates taken by GPS or official recorded co-ordinates
4	co-ordinates scaled from a detailed map
3	co-ordinates scaled from a bad map
2	co-ordinates of the nearest village
1	co-ordinates of the nearest town
0	no data

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markj99 visited on 28th Apr 2010 - their rating: Cond: 3 Amb: 4 Access: 3 I was so focused on the admittedly impressive standing stone that I failed to notice the low cairn, known as Clach Ard according to Canmore ID 11196 c. 5 yards to the S of Uig Standing Stone.

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**Uig.** submitted by Andy B : Standing Stone at Peinsoraig Overlooking the village of Uig. Captain Fraser's Folly can be seen to the left of the stone, with Uig Free Church and Uig Hotel in centre of picture. Copyright Dave Fergusson and licensed for reuse under this Creative Commons Licence. (Vote or comment on this photo)

Standing Stone in Skye

A short but steep climb up from the main road.
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**Uig.** submitted by markj99 : W Face of Clach Ard (Uig). (Vote or comment on this photo)

**Uig.** submitted by Andy B : Taken in about 1997 (Vote or comment on this photo)

**Uig.** submitted by markj99 : S Face of Clach Ard (Uig). (Vote or comment on this photo)

**Uig.** submitted by markj99 : E Face of Clach Ard (Uig). (Vote or comment on this photo)

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